Fun fact: Torx screwdrivers are compatible with Torx Plus screws, but Trox Plus screwdrivers are only compatible with Torx screws that are one size larger
Y'all need Jesus^H^H^H^H^H^H Robertson screws.___
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Don't discount hex, paired with a ball-end wrench, those are great for odd angles or tight spaces a straight wrench can't get too.
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+1 for hex, but that's in a lab setting
climate controlled environment, generally not high torque, pretty benign conditions. But even that is fraught with metric-vs.-imperial mix ups.
The key is to drag the US into the future along with literally everyone but Liberia and Myanmar.
But even that is fraught with metric-vs.-imperial mix ups.
Get a set of rotary broaches in the nearest metric size up from the imperial ones and remove the problem.
When you buy the screws they usually come with a drill bit that fits them
The "wtf is this?" is settings, obviously.
One of these is a settings icon
Lmao you've clearly never met Philips.
And if you're advocating slotted screws (flathead) you've already lost.
Torx is supreme. The end.
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I'm Jewish, so I'm going to have to go with the tamper-resistant Torx when I need to use screws on myself.
Edit: A troll flagged this as antisemitic, so apparently I hate my own ethnicity?
Welcome to the internet
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